Creative Consultant at PwC South Africa

The Role

As a Creative Consultant you will bring the creativity lens into proposal support and sales pitch. From conceptualisation, processing design and copywriting to delivery of end products in the form of presentations, video's, microsites and many other innovative platforms.

Business Strategists will create the business and business model canvas, technologists will create the technology architecture and suctioning. The Creative Consultant will reframe the opportunity, based on the clients’ problem, brainstorm the big idea and co-develop the creative solution. The objective is to creatively articulate the new vision conceptually, using the process of creativity, design, prototyping and storytelling. Ultimately, enabling teams to pitch for success, win new work and change the overall perception of the PwC business - away from traditional and rigid to visionary, fun, engaging, human and memorable. 

Responsibilities: 

• Co-create winning creative proposals that compete with the best in industry (agency and professional consulting competitors at Cannes, Bookmarks, Loeries). 
• Developing creative products that are relevant for desired audience segments, taking into account Africa’s (depending where the client is based) emerging market needs and insights. 
• Apply the concept of design thinking and customer experience design (Consumer, Patient, Citizen, Employee, Stakeholder).
• Conceptualise the big idea and art of the possible, in a future state world that will take PwC’s clients’ business to the next level.
• Being digitally led and business savvy - having an appreciation for emerging technology and innovation and incorporating this into design.

Requirements:

• Minimum 8 years related working experience preferably in a digitally led agency environment.
• Minimum qualification: Creative Diploma in the field of Creativity and Design.
• Human Computer Interaction Design advantageous.
• Portfolio of relevant digitally led creative work for review.
• Experience in the following areas:
• Visual Art Creation
• Copywriting
• Creative conceptualisation
• Storyboarding
• Co-developing prototypes
• Experience design
• Strategic, bold and innovative thinker

Key Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience in inspiring C suite stakeholders
• Utilising UX/UI design and QA methodologies, plus a thorough understanding or interactive communications and integrated communication delivery systems
• Using the relevant creative tools:
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• InVision
• Sketch
• Adobe After Effects
• Google Suite
• MS Suite
• Other related technology and applications
• Demonstrated ability of successful collaboration with a broad team of strategy, technology, creative and production resources. 
• Utilises digital marketing communications knowledge and innovative, creative problem solving.
• Develop solution oriented mind-set based on reframed opportunities, creating visual concepts and executing digitally led strategies.
• Lead creative deliverables that support the execution of business strategy that is digitally led.